On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:17 PM, maddiin<[email protected]> wrote: > Noah Slater schrieb: >> >> Hey, >> >> I am extremely grateful to Christopher Lenz for designing the first >> version of >> our official Apache site. However, I think it might be the time for a new >> design. There have been a number of other document databases pop up in the >> last >> year, and we would do well to keep our image modern and fresh. >> >> Some of my initial thoughts: >> >> * The header graphic could make the project name much bigger. >> >> * The header graphic could include the phrase "Time to relax" as a >> slogan. >> >> * I'm not happy with the content hugging the left side and an empty right >> gutter. I would prefer a central column with a width between 40 and 50 >> em >> and a margin set to auto. Something generally like >> http://miscoranda.com/ >> would be nice, but a bit thinner. >> >> * The font would probably look better in Georgia and being about 1em. >> >> * Something a bit more like http://books.couchdb.org/relax/ would be >> ideal. >> >> Of course, I could just come up with my own design and see what people >> thought, >> but I'm a little too busy, and thought it might be fun throwing this wide >> open >> to suggestions from the community. We might have some skilled designers! >> >> Best, >> >> > > I 've made a quick layout trying to match your list. Screenshots are taken > with a resolution of 1024x768. > > 1. "Classic" color scheme <http://twitpic.com/cndv0> > 2. "Planet" color scheme <http://twitpic.com/cne19> > >
These are great! I'd suggest relaxing the nav bar a bit (it can have more vertical space). I think the classic colors make it a little more readable than the planet colors, but I like the new boldness too. Maybe there's a way to blend them or maybe that'd be bland... Anyway, I like where this is going. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Anderson http://jchrisa.net http://couch.io
